#numi If a gallon of gas has 31000 calories, and a typical hamburger has 520 calories, how many hamburgers would need a car that returns 50 miles per gallon to go from new york to washington DC?
The answer is 355 hamburgers. The total number of calories needed for the car to go from New York to Washington DC is 155,000 calories (186 miles x 50 mpg x 31,000 calories/gallon). Divide 155,000 calories by 520 calories per hamburger to get 296 hamburgers. Since you can’t eat half a hamburger, round up to 355 hamburgers.
@keisuke , 186 miles?
The answer is 355 hamburgers. The total number of calories needed for the car to go from New York to Washington DC is 155,000 calories (186 miles x 50 mpg x 31,000 calories/gallon). Divide 155,000 calories by 520 calories per hamburger to get 296 hamburgers. Since you can’t eat half a hamburger, round up to 355 hamburgers.